Brilliant. Colorful. Visionary. Tenacious. Witty.
Since his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has been described as all of these things, and for good reason. He is perhaps the best-known justice on the Supreme Court today and certainly the most controversial. Yet most Americans have probably not read even one of his several hundred Supreme Court opinions.
Collecting the writing of the Supreme Court's most outspoken and controversial justice, the author here presents speeches, rulings, and opinions that reveal Scalia's wit and intelligence, both on the bench and off.
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"Politics aside; this dude can write! Write like whoa. "Wittiest" is not nearly the right word. I would dare to say down right CHEEKY and I think this man is a political nightmare. But damn, he can write and in a world STARVED for sexy writing, I'll take it where I can get it." — Snarky's (5 out of 5 stars)
"Politics aside; this dude can write! Write like whoa. "Wittiest" is not nearly the right word. I would dare to say down right CHEEKY and I think this man is a political nightmare. But damn, he can write and in a world STARVED for sexy writing, I'll take it where I can get it."
" Superb writer; superb arguments; superb knowledge of the subject. Too bad they were dissents! "
" I read this book because I think he is a good writer. However, it only confirmed that politically I am (still) not a fan. "
" I may not agree with Scalia's judicial philosophy, but I can't deny that he's a very entertaining writer. "
" Loved reading some of his most interesting opinions. He's brilliant. "
" Scalia is a genius. "
" This is not an easy book to read, but it gives excellent insight and an interesting perspective into some of the today's biggest issues like affirmative action, abortion, and golf. "
" Love him or hate him, he's a brilliant writer, and his scathing dissents are amazing to read. "
Antonin Gregory Scalia was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 until his death in bed at a donor’s ranch in 2016. Appointed to the Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. Scalia was described as the chief architect of the originalist and textualist position in the Court’s conservative wing.
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